AESTHETE is an editorial magazine designed to explore aesthetics as a reflection of identity, culture, and self-discovery. Created as part of a magazine design project focused on building flexible yet distinctive systems, the magazine balances expressive typography with clear layout structures that support evolving themes and recurring departments. Each issue of AESTHETE delves into different visual movements and their cultural impact, allowing for thoughtful engagement with shifting content while maintaining a consistent editorial voice.
This issue focuses on Angelcore—a visual and cultural movement that blends ethereal, celestial imagery with internet nostalgia and modern self-expression. Drawing from experiences with religion, fashion, and internet culture, the content explores how Angelcore—and its digital evolution, Cyber Angelcore —offer spaces for exploring personal values, identity, and beauty beyond traditional norms, while maintaining a consistent editorial voice across shifting content.
Through carefully curated visuals and written features, this issue invites readers on a journey through the symbolic and emotional power of aesthetics, celebrating the divine within us all.